Full Idea
The human right of a person not to be tortured or subjected to terrorist attacks is affirmed independently of the country of which this person is a citizen.
Gist of Idea
Freedom from torture or terrorist attacks is independent of citizenship
Source
Amartya Sen (The Idea of Justice [2009], 06 'Exclusionary')
Book Reference
Sen, Amartya: 'The Idea of Justice' [Penguin 2010], p.144
A Reaction
If rights can only be enshrined in a legal system, then I presume all systems of legal rights should ensure rights like these, irrespective of their nation. A universal charter of rights for tourists and alien residents?