Francis Caballero

Born in Sofia on 5 August 1940, Caballero studied law at Harvard Law School.^[2] 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 Jean Rivero [fr].^[3] He worked as a law professor at Paris Nanterre University until 2008, teaching criminal law and criminal procedure. A member of the Paris Bar Association [fr], he was a lawyer for the French Anti-Tobacco Committee [fr] 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.^[4]

• 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)