To Index on Censorship and English PEN it has become increasingly clear that English libel law and the use of `super-injunctions' are having a profoundly negative impact on freedom of expression, both in the UK and abroad. Writers such as Simon Singh, and respected current affairs programme Newsnight, have found themselves facing defamation suits, whilst human rights campaigners are often forced to edit and retract articles in the face of potential libel action.
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Max Mosley, the former president of Formula One's governing body FIA, is to challenge the law of privacy in the European court of human rights in Strasbourg.Mosley, whose private sexual practices became news in July last year, says the £60,000 damages he received from the News of the World is not an adequate remedy. He wants editors obliged to contact the subject of their revelations before publishing articles that could invade privacy.
Max Mosley, the former president of Formula One's governing body FIA, is to challenge the law of privacy in the European court of human rights in Strasbourg.
Mosley, whose private sexual practices became news in July last year, says the £60,000 damages he received from the News of the World is not an adequate remedy. He wants editors obliged to contact the subject of their revelations before publishing articles that could invade privacy.
