I try not to pay too much attention to Hollywood gossip, but we here at The View From LL2 have a special interest in international law.  So I just wanted to welcome the newest member of the international law legal community, Lindsay Lohan.  From her recent tweets:

It is clearly stated in Article 5 of the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights that….

“No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.”

Lindsay, just as a heads up: the UDHR embodies aspirational principles of international law.  It might be better to look to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights instead.  See art. 7 (“No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.”).

Best of luck in jail, LiLo.

-Michael

Update: A friend of Lohan’s explains where Lindsay got her legal training: “She’s seen the movie ‘Chicago’ several times, so it’s not like she doesn’t know how this sort of thing works!”