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.
[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].
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.