Francis Caballero

Francis Caballero (5 August 1940 – 4 December 2024) was a French lawyer and academic. He was a professor of criminal law at Paris Nanterre University and was known for his opposition to the tobacco industry and advocacy in favor of the legality of cannabis.

Life and career Born in Sofia on 5 August 1940, Caballero studied law at Harvard Law School. He earned a Diplôme national de doctorat in law from Paris-Panthéon-Assas University in 1981 after writing a thesis titled Essai sur la notion juridique de nuisance under the supervision of . He worked as a law professor at Paris Nanterre University until 2008, teaching criminal law and criminal procedure. A member of the , he was a lawyer for the and published a book titled Nuit gravement au tabac. He was also a member of the Mouvement de légalisation contrôlée de la drogue, defending individuals charged with drug crimes.

Caballero died on 4 December 2024, at the age of 84.

Publications Essai sur la notion juridique de nuisance (1981) Droit de la drogue (1989) Drogues et droits de l'homme (1992) Nuit gravement au tabac (2002) Droit du sexe (2010) Legalize It! (2012)