B.A., Australian National University; L.L.B., Australian National University; Ph.D., University of Melbourne; Graduate Diploma in Managing Development, University of Melbourne
Roger Magnusson is Professor of Health Law & Governance at Sydney Law School, University of Sydney. He has particular interests in health law, public health law, and global health and development. He was the Co-chair of the Working Group on Implementation, Monitoring and Accountability for the WHO’s Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity. He was principal author of the WHO report, Advancing the right to health: the vital role of law, published in 2017, and co-author of the Summary guide to that report, published in 2018. Roger is a member of the Scientific and Technical Expert Group which advises the Public Health Division of the Pacific Community. At the University of Sydney, he teaches medical law, public health law, banking & finance law, and torts.