Firstly, the lives of a sufficiently large number people must be at risk.
Secondly, there must be no other conceivable way to prevent the bomb from causing harm.
Thirdly, the torturer, or the institutions supporting the torturer, must be certain, beyond a shred of a doubt, that the person they are torturing has the information necessary to prevent the bomb from causing harm.
Fourthly, the torturer must use the smallest sufficient amount of force necessary to procure the information.
Finally, the institution supporting the torturer should sufficiently compensate the person who was tortured; the institution has committed a crime by doing a substantial amount of damage to the person who was tortured. If the person who was tortured planted the bomb, they should still receive sufficient compensation, though that does not mean that they should be exempt from prosecution.
Note, while these are my current necessary conditions, I am willing to change them if some brings a convincing argument before me.
Finally, the institution supporting the torturer should sufficiently compensate the person who was tortured; the institution has committed a crime by doing a substantial amount of damage to the person who was tortured. If the person who was tortured planted the bomb, they should still receive sufficient compensation, though that does not mean that they should be exempt from prosecution.
Note, while these are my current necessary conditions, I am willing to change them if some brings a convincing argument before me.
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