Anthony Gifford, 6th Baron Gifford

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  • Where's the justice? A Manifesto of Law Reform; 1985 (Penguin Books); ISBN   978-0140523584
  • Supergrasses in Northern Ireland; 1985 (Liberty); ISBN   0-900137-21-5
  • Report of the Broadwater Farm Inquiry; 1986 (Karia Press); ISBN   978-0946918607
  • Loosen the Shackles: The report of the Liverpool 8 Inquiry; 1989 (Karia Press); ISBN   978-1854650153
  • The Passionate Advocate; 2007 (Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing); ISBN   978-1898029885 [14]
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    The Lord Gifford
    KC
    Member of the House of Lords
    Lord Temporal
    as a hereditary peer
    21 June 1961 11 November 1999
    Coat of arms of Anthony Gifford, 6th Baron Gifford
    Coronet of a British Baron.svg
    Notes
    Coat of arms of the Gifford family
    Coronet
    A coronet of a Baron
    Crest
    A Panther's Head couped at the neck and affrontée between two Branches of Oak proper
    Escutcheon
    Azure a Chevron between three Stirrups with Leathers Or within a Bordure engrailed Argent pellety
    Supporters
    Dexter: a Bay Horse proper charged on the shoulder with a Portcullis Or; Sinister: a Greyhound Argent charged on the body with three Ermine Spots
    Motto
    Non Sine Numine (Not without God's assistance)

    Notes

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    9. Gayle, Barbara (17 June 2007). "A refreshingly enjoyable read". Jamaica Gleaner.
    10. Gifford, Lord Anthony, "The legal basis of the claim for Reparations". A paper presented to the First Pan-African Congress on Reparations, Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria, 27–29 April 1993.
    11. "Lord Gifford Makes Case for Slavery Reparations". Jamaica Information Services. 31 October 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
    12. "Reparation is crucial in a divided world – Lord Anthony Gifford". Jamaica Gleaner . Interviewed by Verene Shepherd. 28 August 2021. Also at National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC), 14 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
    13. David McFadden, "Jamaica revives slavery reparations commission", The Guardian, 1 November 2012.
    14. The Passionate Advocate, Wildy & Sons Ltd.
    Peerage of the United Kingdom
    Preceded by Baron Gifford
    1961–present
    Member of the House of Lords
    (1961–1999)
    Incumbent
    Heir apparent:
    Hon. Thomas Gifford