Born in 1945. Member and partner of Facio & Cañas since 1980. Member of the Costa Rican Bar Association since 1971. Member of the International Association of French Language Criminologists since 1995, the International Association of Criminal Law since 1980, and the International Society of Criminology since 1975.
Doctor in Criminal Law and Criminology, University of Bordeaux, France (1974).
Master in Sociology, University of Bordeaux, France (1976).
Licenciado en Derecho, Universidad de Costa Rica (1970).
Bachelor in Sociology, Universidad de Costa Rica (1970).

Public offices:

• Director of the Graduate Law School at the Universidad de Costa Rica (1981-1986) (1995-2002).
• Minister of Justice (1994-1995).
• Ambassador of Costa Rica before the Government of the French Republic (1986-2000).

Other offices:

• Associated expert and Director General of the United Nations Latin American Institute for the Prevention of Crime (1975-1994).
• Member of the Board of Directors of companies related to pharmaceuticals, credit and tourism.

Publications:

Essays on the new criminal process statute, second edition (1993).
Becker and Chapman, interactionist criminologists(1980).
The Institute for criminological expertise and social pathology (1972).
Plus 18 articles published on specialized reviews from Costa Rica and abroad.

Languages: Spanish, English, and French.