PARIS (AP) — Former FIA president Max Mosley has appeared at the European Court of Human Rights for a case that he hopes could change the face of British journalism.
Mosley won a privacy case against the News of the World tabloid, which claimed he engaged in a Nazi-themed orgy in 2008.
But he also referred the matter to the European Court of Human Rights, saying Britain failed to restore his privacy despite the financial compensation. The court took up the case Monday in Strasbourg, France.
Mosley said the newspaper should have been forced to notify him of its intention to publish, allowing him to ask a court to prevent the material’s publication.
If Mosley wins, the government could be forced to create a law requiring the press to warn people about stories potentially harming their privacy.
