Francis Caballero
Francis Caballero | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 August 1940 |
| Died | 4 December 2024 (aged 84) |
| Education | Paris Nanterre University Harvard Law School Paris-Panthéon-Assas University |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer Academic |
Francis Caballero (5 August 1940 – 4 December 2024) was a French lawyer and academic.[1] 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
[edit]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.[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, he was a lawyer for the French Anti-Tobacco Committee 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]
Publications
[edit]- 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)
References
[edit]- ^ Eschenbrenner, Amélie (9 December 2024). "Me Francis Caballero nous a quittés : en faisant du droit pour un monde plus juste, il a sauvé des centaines de milliers de vies". French Anti-Tobacco Committee (in French). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ Vincent, Noce (11 January 1997). "Francis Caballero, 56 ans, avocat, a pris en France la défense des victimes du tabac. Nuit gravement à la Seita". Libération (in French). Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Essai sur la notion juridique de nuisance". Système universitaire de documentation (in French).
- ^ "Décès de Francis Caballero, avocat militant de la lutte antitabac". apm news (in French). 9 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.