Judgment On Erebus

Judgment on Erebus is narrative nonfiction at its most compelling and unsettling. Commanded by one of Air New Zealand's most meticulous and cautious pilots, a sightseeing airliner inexplicably crashes into an active Antarctic volcano in broad daylight, causing the world's fourth-worst aviation disaster. The New Zealand government's Office of Air Accidents Investigation soon publishes an official report attributing the disaster to pilot error. Skeptical, an aroused public demands an "independent" official inquiry. Realizing that he badly needs a second investigator to confirm the first one's findings, an imperious Prime Minister selects for the post a distinguished High Court judge he believes will be a team player. After conducting his own extensive inquiry into the crash, though, Justice Peter Mahon reaches a verdict on the cause(s) of and culpability for the devastating loss of life on Mt. Erebus that is totally incompatible with the government's earlier in-house report. All hell breaks loose. One of the two official investigators must be gravely mistaken-or lying-but which one and why? Years of political, legal, and judicial pyrotechnics commence to answer that question. Meanwhile, a stricken nation mourns its 257 dead. Sheehan takes a fresh look at Mahon's evidence for concluding that the national airline itself was responsible for the tragic loss of life, which the government immediately tried to cover up with a well-organized, multi-tentacled, multi-phased, and aggressive attempt to pin the accident on the well-respected dead pilots. She also movingly relates what befell the judge after an enraged Prime Minister turned on him. This twist gives a superb political and legal thriller its moral center: a Goliath-against-David struggle over the truth.

In 'Judgments of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand on Proceedings to Review Aspects of the Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Mount Erebus Aircraft Disaster. C.A. 95/ 81', the New Zealand Court of Appeal carefully examines and analyzes the findings and recommendations of the Royal Commission of Inquiry. The book presents a detailed account of legal proceedings and the judicial interpretation of the report, providing insight into the legal implications and outcomes of the investigation. The literary style is precise and analytical, reflecting the scholarly approach to reviewing complex legal matters within a specific context. The book serves as a valuable resource for understanding the legal ramifications of a significant aviation disaster and the subsequent legal proceedings that ensued in New Zealand. The New Zealand Court of Appeal, as the author of this book, demonstrates a deep understanding of the legal system and the complexities involved in reviewing a Royal Commission report. The author's expertise in the legal field and experience in adjudicating such cases undoubtedly influenced the writing of this comprehensive analysis. Their meticulous approach to examining the legal aspects of the Mount Erebus Aircraft Disaster showcases a commitment to upholding justice and ensuring accountability within the legal system. I highly recommend 'Judgments of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand' to readers interested in legal proceedings, aviation disasters, and the intersection of law and investigation. This book offers a thorough and insightful examination of a significant event in New Zealand's history, shedding light on the legal processes that followed the Royal Commission's report.

This Book " Judgments of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand on Proceedings to Review Aspects of the Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Mount Erebus Aircraft Disaster; C.A. 95/81" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

The author of four truly important novels - The Recognitions in 1955, J R in 1975, Carpenter's Gothic in 1985, and A Frolic of His Own in 1995 - William Gaddis is considered by many literary scholars to be one of the outstanding novelists of the twentieth century, to be spoken of in the same breath as James Joyce, Robert Musil, and Thomas Pynchon.

A Compilation of the Problems, Judges' Briefs, Rules andleading written Memorials which comprise the Philip C.Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.To be issued annually.

This book examines the judges and the work of New Zealand's premier local court during a significant period in its modern history. The period begins in 1958 with the emergence of the New Zealand Court of Appeal as a separate court composed of permanent appellate judges, and it ends with the retirement of Lord Cooke as President of the court in early 1996. This work aims to present the Court of Appeal and its work in its truest form, with particular emphasis on its essential humanity. The book is based on written records and interviews with the judges, barristers, and litigants whose lives helped to shape the court and its work. This book is aimed primarily at the legal community in New Zealand, but it will be of interest to non-lawyers in New Zealand and to overseas readers as well. The introductory chapter outlines the court's historical context and overall development. Part One, Judges of the Court, conveys a sense of the court's human dimension and the imprint that the judges' personalities left on their judicial work. Part Two, Work of the Court, presents the general features of the court's work, the range of processes, interactions, and elements that lay behind the court's judgments, and the New Zealand legal identity that emerged in the court.

This is a pioneering work. Recent disasters such as the tsunami disaster continue to demonstrate Professor Allinson’s thesis that valuing human lives is the core of ethical management. His unique comparison of the ideas of the power of Fate and High Technology, his penetrating analysis of the very concept of an "accident", demonstrate how concepts rule our lives. His wide-ranging investigation of court cases and government documents from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries, and from places as diverse as the USA, UK and New Zealand provide ample supporting evidence for the universality and the power of explanation of his thesis. Saving Human Lives will have an impact beyond measurement on the field of management ethics.