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Professor Roger Magnusson
BA LLB (Hons) (ANU) PhD (Melbourne) GradDip Managing Development (Melbourne)
Professor of Health Law and Governance
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F10 - Law School (Camperdown)
The University of Sydney
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Member of the Charles Perkins Centre
Roger Magnusson is Professor of Health Law and Governance at the University of Sydney Law School, Australia. His research interests are in health law, policy and bioethics; public health law and governance; and health development. In 2002 he published Angels of Death: Exploring the Euthanasia Underground (Melbourne University Press; Yale University Press) which reported on the practice of “underground” physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia among health professionals working in HIV/AIDS health care in Australia and in San Francisco. Roger’s current research explores legal and regulatory options for preventing non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes) and their risk factors, including tobacco use, obesity, poor diet, and harmful use of alcohol.
Professor Magnusson is internationally recognised for his work in public health law, particularly in the development of legal and regulatory responses to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). He was appointed Co-chair of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Implementation, Monitoring and Accountability for the World Health Organisation's Global Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity. He is the lead author of a report entitled Advancing the right to health: the vital role of law, a project undertaken with colleagues at the International Development Law Organisation, the World Health Organisation and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, to assist low- and middle-income countries in the process of reforming their public health laws. Professor Magnusson is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington D.C.
Professor Magnusson is a member of the Public Health Scientific and Technical Expert Group which advises the Public Health Division of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), based in New Caledonia. He was previously a member of the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Advisory Committee (TSEAC) of Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), which advised the Australian Government on the risks posed by Creutzfeldt Jakob disease and variant CJD (the human equivalent of “mad cow disease”).
Professor Magnusson is a member of the Governing Board of the Charles Perkins Institute at the University of Sydney, a multidisciplinary, university-wide Centre that is focused on addressing the problems of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. He is currently working on an Australian Research Council-funded project entitled “Evidence-informed Legal Strategies for Preventing Cancer, Heart Disease and Diabetes: What Can Australia Learn from the United States?”
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- Public health law, policy and governance
- Health law, health policy and ethics
- Health and development
- Law and non-communicable diseases
- End of life decision-making
- Qualitative interview-based research related to the areas above
Undergraduate
- Medical Law
- Banking and Financial Instruments
Postgraduate
- Critical Issues in Public Health Law
- Law and Healthy Lifestyles
- Member, Public Health Association of Australia
- Member, American Public Health Association
- Member, International Editorial Board, Public Health (Journal of the Royal Society of Public Health, UK)
United States | (Georgetown University) He is the lead author of the public health law manual, a project undertaken with colleagues at the International Development Law Organisation, the World Health Organisation and the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, to assist low- and middle-income countries in the process of reforming their public health laws. |
| Project title | Research student |
|---|---|
| The self-substantiation of food health claims in Australia: a policy analysis | Sally MCDONALD |
Selected publications
A Modern Epidemic: Expert Perspectives on Obesity and Diabetes
(Sydney University Press, 2012)
Angels of Death: Exploring the Euthanasia Underground
(Melbourne University Press, 2002)
Angels of Death: Exploring the Euthanasia Underground
(Melbourne University Press, 2002)
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Books
- Magnusson, R. (2002). Angels of Death: Exploring the Euthanasia Underground. Australia: Melbourne University Press.
Edited Books
- Baur, L., Twigg, S., Magnusson, R. (2012). A Modern Epidemic: Expert Perspectives on Obesity and Diabetes. Sydney, Australia: Sydney University Press.
Book Chapters
- Magnusson, R., Gostin, L. (2023). Global Regulation of Non-Communicable Diseases. In Lawrence O. Gostin, Benjamin Mason Meier (Eds.), Global Health Law & Policy: Ensuring Justice for a Healthier World, (pp. 175-203). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Stewart, C., Magnusson, R., Kerridge, I. (2023). Just the Three of Us: Public Health, Public Health Ethics and Public Health Law. In Belinda Bennett, Ian Freckelton (Eds.), Australian Public Health Law: Contemporary Issues and Challenges, (pp. 138-152). Sydney: The Federation Press.
- Magnusson, R. (2023). Law’s Role in Strengthening Public Health in Australia: Ideologies and Strategies for a Healthier Society. In Belinda Bennett, Ian Freckelton (Eds.), Australian Public Health Law: Contemporary Issues and Challenges, (pp. 81-98). Sydney: The Federation Press.
- Magnusson, R. (2020). Non-Communicable Diseases and Global Health Politics. In Colin McInnes, Kelley Lee, Jeremy Youde (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Global Health Politics, (pp. 1-39). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2014). The legal environment of sexual healthcare practice. In Meredith Temple-Smith (Eds.), Sexual Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach, (pp. 198-217). Melbourne, Australia: IP Communications.
- Magnusson, R. (2014). The role of the law in promoting sexual health in Australia. In Meredith Temple-Smith (Eds.), Sexual Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach, (pp. 380-407). Melbourne, Australia: IP Communications.
- Magnusson, R. (2012). How law and regulation can add value to prevention strategies for obesity and diabetes. In Louise A. Baur, Stephen M. Twigg, Roger S.Magnusson (Eds.), A Modern Epidemic: Expert Perspectives on Obesity and Diabetes, (pp. 207-244). Sydney, Australia: Sydney University Press. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2006). Mad Cows and Prions: Legal, Ethical and Operational Challenges in Responding to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and Variant CJD. In Ian Freckelton and Kerry Peterson (Eds.), Disputes and Dilemmas in Health Law, (pp. 134-164). Sydney, Australia: The Federation Press.
- Magnusson, R. (2005). Promoting Sexual Health: the Role of Law. In Meredith Temple-Smith & Sandra Gifford (Eds.), Sexual Health: An Australian Perspective, (pp. 286-316). Melbourne: IP Communications.
- Magnusson, R. (2004). The 'Euthanasia Underground' And Its Implications For The Harm Minimisation Debate: An Australian Perspective. In Andrew Fagan (Eds.), Making Sense of Death and Dying, (pp. 175-195). Amsterdam: Rodopi.
- Magnusson, R. (2003). Assisted Suicide, Suffering and the Meaning of a Life: Commentary. In Kerridge, Jordens, Sayers (Eds.), A Miles Little Reader - Restoring humane values to medicine, (pp. 71-74). Sydney: Desert Pea Press.
- Magnusson, R. (2003). Commentary on: "Euthanasia and the meaning of life" by Miles Little. In Kerridge, Jordens, Sayers (Eds.), A Miles Little Reader - Restoring humane values to medicine, (pp. 71-74). Sydney: Desert Pea Press.
- Magnusson, R. (2001). Challenges and Dilemmas in the 'Aging & Euthanasia' Policy Cocktail. In D.Weisstub, D.Thomasma, S.Gauthier, G. Tomossy (Eds.), Aging: End-of-Millenium reflections in a changing world - III Decisions at the End of Life, (pp. 107-137). Dordrecht: Sage Publications.
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Journals
- Magnusson, R., Patterson, D. (2021). Global Action, but National Results: Strengthening Pathways Towards Better Health Outcomes for Non-communicable Diseases. Critical Public Health, 31(4), 464-476. [More Information]
- Sainsbury, E., Magnusson, R., Thow, A., Colagiuri, S. (2020). Explaining resistance to regulatory interventions to prevent obesity and improve nutrition: A case-study of a sugar-sweetened beverages tax in Australia. Food Policy, 93. [More Information]
- Patterson, D., Buse, K., Magnusson, R., Toebes, B. (2019). Identifying a human rights-based approach to obesity for States and civil society. Obesity Reviews, 20(S2), 45-56. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R., McGrady, B., Gostin, L., Patterson, D., Taleb, H. (2019). Legal capacities required for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 97(2), 108-117. [More Information]
- Buse, K., Patterson, D., Magnusson, R., Toebes, B. (2019). Urgent Call for Human Rights Guidance on Diets and Food Systems. BMJ. [More Information]
- Sainsbury, E., Hendy, C., Magnusson, R., Colagiuri, S. (2018). Public support for government regulatory interventions for overweight and obesity in Australia. BMC Public Health, 18(1), 1-11. [More Information]
- Reeve, B., Magnusson, R. (2018). Regulation of food advertising to children in six jurisdictions: A framework for analyzing and improving the performance of regulatory instruments. Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law, 35(1), 71-130.
- Gostin, L., Magnusson, R., Krech, R., Patterson, D., Solomon, S., Walton, D., Burci, G., Cathaoir, K., Roache, S., Kieny, M. (2017). Advancing the Right to Health - The Vital Role of Law. American Journal of Public Health, 107(11), 1755-1756. [More Information]
- Sainsbury, E., Colagiuri, S., Magnusson, R. (2017). An audit of food and beverage advertising on the Sydney metropolitan train network: regulation and policy implications. BMC Public Health, 17, 1-11. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2017). Framework legislation for non-communicable diseases: and for the Sustainable Development Goals? BMJ Global Health, 2(3), 1-7. [More Information]
- Abbott, L., Magnusson, R., Gibbs, E., Smith, S. (2017). Smartphone use in dermatology for clinical photography and consultation: Current practice and the law. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 59(2), 101-107. [More Information]
- Jones, A., Magnusson, R., Swinburn, B., Webster, J., Wood, A., Sacks, G., Neal, B. (2016). Designing a Healthy Food Partnership: Lessons from the Australian Food and Health Dialogue. BMC Public Health, 16(1), 1-10. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2016). Time to raise the minimum purchasing age for tobacco in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 204(6), 220-221.e1. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2015). Case studies in nanny state name-calling: what can we learn? Public Health, 129(8), 1074-1082. [More Information]
- Reeve, B., Magnusson, R. (2015). Food reformulation and the (neo)-liberal state: new strategies for strengthening voluntary salt reduction programs in the UK and USA. Public Health, 129(8), 1061-1073. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R., Reeve, B. (2015). Food Reformulation, Responsive Regulation, and "Regulatory Scaffolding": Strengthening Performance of Salt Reduction Programs in Australia and the United Kingdom. Nutrients, 7(7), 5281-5308. [More Information]
- Kaldor, J., Magnusson, R., Colagiuri, S. (2015). Government action on diabetes prevention: time to try something new. Medical Journal of Australia, 202(11), 578-581. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R., Patterson, D. (2015). How Can We Strengthen Governance of Non-communicable Diseases in Pacific Island Countries and Territories? Asia & The Pacific Policy Studies, 2(2), 293-309. [More Information]
- Swinburn, B., Kraak, V., Rutter, H., Vandevijvere, S., Lobstein, T., Sacks, G., Gomes, F., Marsh, T., Magnusson, R. (2015). Strengthening of accountability systems to create healthy food environments and reduce global obesity. The Lancet, 385(9986), 2534-3545. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R., Griffiths, P. (2015). Who's afraid of the nanny state? Introduction to a symposium. Public Health, 129(8), 1017-1020. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R., Reeve, B. (2014). 'Steering' Private Regulation? A New Strategy for Reducing Population Salt Intake in Australia. Sydney Law Review, 36(2), 255-289.
- Magnusson, R. (2014). Bloomberg, Hitchens, and the Libertarian Critique. The Hastings Center Report, 44(1), 3-4. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2014). The association between tobacco plain packaging and Quitline calls. Medical Journal of Australia, 200(6), 314-315. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R., Patterson, D. (2014). The role of law and governance reform in the global response to non-communicable diseases. Globalization and Health, 10(44), 1-18. [More Information]
- Reeve, B., Magnusson, R. (2013). 'Legislative scaffolding': a new approach to prevention. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37(5), 494-496. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R., Currow, D. (2013). Could a scheme for licensing smokers work in Australia? Medical Journal of Australia, 199(3), 181-184. [More Information]
- Bonita, R., Magnusson, R., Bovet, P., Zhao, D., Malta, D., Geneau, R., Suh, I., Thankappan, K., McKee, M., Hospedales, J., et al (2013). Country actions to meet UN commitments on non-communicable diseases: a stepwise approach. The Lancet, 381(9866), 575-584. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R., Reeve, B. (2013). Regulation and the prevention agenda: Laws should scaffold food and alcohol industry self-regulation to improve unhealthy environments and prevent disease. Medical Journal of Australia, 199(2), 89-89. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R., Gostin, L., Studdert, D. (2011). Can law improve prevention and treatment of cancer? Public Health, 125(12), 813-820. [More Information]
- Beaglehole, R., Bonita, R., Magnusson, R. (2011). Global Cancer Prevention: An Important Pathway to Global Health and Development. Public Health, 125(12), 821-831. [More Information]
- Beaglehole, R., Bonita, R., Horton, R., Adams, C., Alleyne, G., Asaria, P., Baugh, V., Bekedam, H., Billo, N., Casswell, S., Colagiuri, R., Colagiuri, S., Leeder, S., Magnusson, R., et al (2011). Priority actions for the non-communicable disease crisis. The Lancet, 377(9775), 1438-1447. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R., Patterson, D. (2011). Role of law in global response to non-communicable diseases. The Lancet, 378(9794), 859-860. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2011). Using a Legal and Regulatory Framework to Identify and Evaluate Priorities for Cancer Prevention. Public Health, 125(12), 854-875. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2010). Global Health Governance and the Challenge of Chronic, Non-Communicable Disease. Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, 38(3), 490-507. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2010). Obesity Prevention and Personal Responsibility: The Case of Front-of-Pack Food Labelling in Australia. BMC Public Health, 10(662), 1-16. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2009). Book Review, "Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint, 2nd ed.", University of California Press, Berkeley, 2008. Medical Law Review, 17, 477-501.
- Magnusson, R. (2009). Can NGOs and INGOs be Public Health Policy Entrepreneurs? Diabetes Voice, 54(3), 34-37.
- Bennett, B., Gostin, L., Magnusson, R., Martin, R. (2009). Health Governance: Law, Regulation and Policy. Public Health, 123(3), 207-212. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2009). Personal Responsibility, Obesity Prevention, and Front-of-Pack Food Labelling. Public Health Bulletin South Australia, 6(3), 12-18.
- Magnusson, R. (2009). Rethinking Global Health Challenges: Towards a ''Global Compact'' for Reducing the Burden of Chronic Disease. Public Health, 123(3), 265-274. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2009). The Traditional Account of Ethics and Law at the End of Life - and Its Discontents. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 6(3), 307-324. [More Information]
- Alexander, S., Baur, L., Magnusson, R., Tobin, B. (2009). When Does Severe Childhood Obesity Become a Child Protection Issue? Medical Journal of Australia, 190(3), 136-139. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2008). Conceptualising Policy Options for Obesity Prevention - Response to "Counteracting Obesity: Developing a Policy Framework to Guide Action". International Journal of Public Health, 53, 317-319.
- Magnusson, R. (2008). Developing a Global Framework to Address Non-Communicable Diseases. Diabetes Voice, 53, 9-12.
- Magnusson, R. (2008). Obesity: Should There Be a Law Against It? Introduction to a Symposium. Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, 5(9), 1-3. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R., Colagiuri, R. (2008). The law and chronic disease prevention: possibilities and politics. Medical Journal of Australia, 188(2), 104-105. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2008). What's law got to do with it part 1: A framework for obesity prevention. Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, 5(10), 1-12. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2008). What's law got to do with it Part 2: Legal strategies for healthier nutrition and obesity prevention. Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, 5(11), 1-17. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2007). Legal Issues in Teamwork: Liability within Medical Teams and Hierarchies in NSW. Precedent, 79, 10-17.
- Magnusson, R. (2007). Mapping the Scope and Opportunities for Public Health Law in Liberal Democracies. Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, 35(4), 571-587. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2007). Non-communicable Diseases and Global Health Governance: Enhancing Global Processes to Improve Health Development. Globalization and Health, 3(2), 1-16. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2006). Law, Religion and Biomedicine: Consensus or Conflict? Macquarie Law Symposium, 1(May 2006), 59-66.
- Magnusson, R. (2006). The Devil's Choice: Re-thinking Law, Ethics, and Symptom Relief in Palliative Care. Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, 34(3), 559-569. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2004). "Underground Euthanasia" and the Harm Minimization Debate. Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, 32(3), 486-495. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2004). Euthanasia: Above Ground, Below Ground. Journal of Medical Ethics, 30(5), 441-446. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2004). The Changing Legal And Conceptual Shape Of Health Care Privacy. American Journal of Law and Medicine, 32(4), 680-691. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2003). A Short History of the Next Thirty Years: Genetic testing, clinical care and personal choices. UNSW Law Journal, 26(3), 743-754.
- Magnusson, R. (2003). Book Review. Hillyard, D & Dombrink, J: Dying Right: The Death with Dignity Movement. Medical Law Review, 11(3), 408-412.
- Magnusson, R. (2003). HIV in Pregnancy: Commentary on legal issues. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 39(1).
- Magnusson, R. (2003). The researcher as criminal: The case of Russel Ogden. Monash Bioethics Review, 22(2), 27-33.
- Magnusson, R. (2003). Will the law override a mother's choices for the sake of her foetus? Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 39.
- Magnusson, R. (2002). Data Linkage, Health Research and Privacy: Regulating Data Flows in Australia's Health Information System. Sydney Law Review, 24(1), 5-55.
- Clarke, C., Magnusson, R. (2002). Data Registers in Respiratory Medicine: A Pilot Project Evaluating Compliance with Privacy Laws and the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Research Involving Humans. Journal of Law and Medicine, 10(1), 69-83.
- Magnusson, R. (2002). Regulating genetic privacy in the online health information era. Health Information Management Journal, (July), 1-18. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2001). Book review - "Human rights and Biomedicine" G.P.Smith II. Sydney Law Review, 23, 630-635.
- Magnusson, R. (2001). Book review - "Media Law: Commentary and Materials", S Walker. Torts Law Journal, 9, 223-227.
- Magnusson, R. (2001). Freedom of Speech in Australian Defamation Law: Ridicule, Satire and Other Challenges. Torts Law Journal, 9(3), 269-297.
- Magnusson, R. (2000). The Use of Human Tissue Samples in Medical Research: Legal Issues for Human Research Ethics Committees. Journal of Law and Medicine, 7(4), 390-403.
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Edited Journals
- Bennett, B., Magnusson, R. (2001). Sydney Law Review. Sydney Law Review, 23.
Conferences
- Magnusson, R. (2016). Opportunities for Law, Governance, and Regulatory Design in Improving Accountability of Public-Private Partnerships. Engaging the Private Sector and Developing Partnerships to Advance Health and the Sustainable Development Goals 2016 - A Workshop Series, Washington, D.C., USA: National Academy of Sciences. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2001). Regulating Genetic Privacy in the On-line Health Information Era. Regulating the New Frontiers: Legal Issues in Biotechnology Symposium (2001), Hobart, Tasmania: University of Tasmania - Centre for Law and Genetics.
Magazine / Newspaper Articles
- Magnusson, R. (2008). Book Review - A Good Death: An Argument for Voluntary Euthanasia by Rodney Syme, Melbourne University Publishing: Melbourne (2008). Weekend Australian.
- Magnusson, R. (2002). Issue That Won't Die. The Courier-Mail.
Report
- Magnusson, R. (2010). Review of the Human Pituitary Trust Account.
- Allars, M., Carney, T., Magnusson, R., McMahon, K., Opeskin, B. (1998). Reform of Public Health in New South Wales.
Other
- Magnusson, R. (2020), "No Country is Immune": IDLA Interviews Health Law Expert on COVID-19. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2003), Moralist Church views reinforce the need to protect secular society's rights.
- Magnusson, R. (2002), Euthanasia is happening, legal or not.
Research Reports
- Phelan, A., Magnusson, R. (2018). Update and summary guide to the report: Advancing the Right to Health - The Vital Role of Law, (pp. 1 - 58). Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organisation. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2017). Advancing the right to health: the vital role of law, (pp. 1 - 307). Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2010). International Expert Consultation on the Development of a Public Health Law Manual, (pp. 5 - 23). Cario, Egypt: World Health Organization.
- Magnusson, R. (2009). International Expert Consultation On Public Health Law, (pp. 4 - 17). Rome, Italy: World Health Organization.
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2023
- Magnusson, R., Gostin, L. (2023). Global Regulation of Non-Communicable Diseases. In Lawrence O. Gostin, Benjamin Mason Meier (Eds.), Global Health Law & Policy: Ensuring Justice for a Healthier World, (pp. 175-203). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Stewart, C., Magnusson, R., Kerridge, I. (2023). Just the Three of Us: Public Health, Public Health Ethics and Public Health Law. In Belinda Bennett, Ian Freckelton (Eds.), Australian Public Health Law: Contemporary Issues and Challenges, (pp. 138-152). Sydney: The Federation Press.
- Magnusson, R. (2023). Law’s Role in Strengthening Public Health in Australia: Ideologies and Strategies for a Healthier Society. In Belinda Bennett, Ian Freckelton (Eds.), Australian Public Health Law: Contemporary Issues and Challenges, (pp. 81-98). Sydney: The Federation Press.
2021
- Magnusson, R., Patterson, D. (2021). Global Action, but National Results: Strengthening Pathways Towards Better Health Outcomes for Non-communicable Diseases. Critical Public Health, 31(4), 464-476. [More Information]
2020
- Magnusson, R. (2020), "No Country is Immune": IDLA Interviews Health Law Expert on COVID-19. [More Information]
- Sainsbury, E., Magnusson, R., Thow, A., Colagiuri, S. (2020). Explaining resistance to regulatory interventions to prevent obesity and improve nutrition: A case-study of a sugar-sweetened beverages tax in Australia. Food Policy, 93. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2020). Non-Communicable Diseases and Global Health Politics. In Colin McInnes, Kelley Lee, Jeremy Youde (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Global Health Politics, (pp. 1-39). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
2019
- Patterson, D., Buse, K., Magnusson, R., Toebes, B. (2019). Identifying a human rights-based approach to obesity for States and civil society. Obesity Reviews, 20(S2), 45-56. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R., McGrady, B., Gostin, L., Patterson, D., Taleb, H. (2019). Legal capacities required for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 97(2), 108-117. [More Information]
- Buse, K., Patterson, D., Magnusson, R., Toebes, B. (2019). Urgent Call for Human Rights Guidance on Diets and Food Systems. BMJ. [More Information]
2018
- Sainsbury, E., Hendy, C., Magnusson, R., Colagiuri, S. (2018). Public support for government regulatory interventions for overweight and obesity in Australia. BMC Public Health, 18(1), 1-11. [More Information]
- Reeve, B., Magnusson, R. (2018). Regulation of food advertising to children in six jurisdictions: A framework for analyzing and improving the performance of regulatory instruments. Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law, 35(1), 71-130.
- Phelan, A., Magnusson, R. (2018). Update and summary guide to the report: Advancing the Right to Health - The Vital Role of Law, (pp. 1 - 58). Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organisation. [More Information]
2017
- Gostin, L., Magnusson, R., Krech, R., Patterson, D., Solomon, S., Walton, D., Burci, G., Cathaoir, K., Roache, S., Kieny, M. (2017). Advancing the Right to Health - The Vital Role of Law. American Journal of Public Health, 107(11), 1755-1756. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2017). Advancing the right to health: the vital role of law, (pp. 1 - 307). Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization. [More Information]
- Sainsbury, E., Colagiuri, S., Magnusson, R. (2017). An audit of food and beverage advertising on the Sydney metropolitan train network: regulation and policy implications. BMC Public Health, 17, 1-11. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2017). Framework legislation for non-communicable diseases: and for the Sustainable Development Goals? BMJ Global Health, 2(3), 1-7. [More Information]
- Abbott, L., Magnusson, R., Gibbs, E., Smith, S. (2017). Smartphone use in dermatology for clinical photography and consultation: Current practice and the law. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 59(2), 101-107. [More Information]
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2016
- Jones, A., Magnusson, R., Swinburn, B., Webster, J., Wood, A., Sacks, G., Neal, B. (2016). Designing a Healthy Food Partnership: Lessons from the Australian Food and Health Dialogue. BMC Public Health, 16(1), 1-10. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2016). Opportunities for Law, Governance, and Regulatory Design in Improving Accountability of Public-Private Partnerships. Engaging the Private Sector and Developing Partnerships to Advance Health and the Sustainable Development Goals 2016 - A Workshop Series, Washington, D.C., USA: National Academy of Sciences. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2016). Time to raise the minimum purchasing age for tobacco in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 204(6), 220-221.e1. [More Information]
2015
- Magnusson, R. (2015). Case studies in nanny state name-calling: what can we learn? Public Health, 129(8), 1074-1082. [More Information]
- Reeve, B., Magnusson, R. (2015). Food reformulation and the (neo)-liberal state: new strategies for strengthening voluntary salt reduction programs in the UK and USA. Public Health, 129(8), 1061-1073. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R., Reeve, B. (2015). Food Reformulation, Responsive Regulation, and "Regulatory Scaffolding": Strengthening Performance of Salt Reduction Programs in Australia and the United Kingdom. Nutrients, 7(7), 5281-5308. [More Information]
- Kaldor, J., Magnusson, R., Colagiuri, S. (2015). Government action on diabetes prevention: time to try something new. Medical Journal of Australia, 202(11), 578-581. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R., Patterson, D. (2015). How Can We Strengthen Governance of Non-communicable Diseases in Pacific Island Countries and Territories? Asia & The Pacific Policy Studies, 2(2), 293-309. [More Information]
- Swinburn, B., Kraak, V., Rutter, H., Vandevijvere, S., Lobstein, T., Sacks, G., Gomes, F., Marsh, T., Magnusson, R. (2015). Strengthening of accountability systems to create healthy food environments and reduce global obesity. The Lancet, 385(9986), 2534-3545. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R., Griffiths, P. (2015). Who's afraid of the nanny state? Introduction to a symposium. Public Health, 129(8), 1017-1020. [More Information]
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2014
- Magnusson, R., Reeve, B. (2014). 'Steering' Private Regulation? A New Strategy for Reducing Population Salt Intake in Australia. Sydney Law Review, 36(2), 255-289.
- Magnusson, R. (2014). Bloomberg, Hitchens, and the Libertarian Critique. The Hastings Center Report, 44(1), 3-4. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2014). The association between tobacco plain packaging and Quitline calls. Medical Journal of Australia, 200(6), 314-315. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2014). The legal environment of sexual healthcare practice. In Meredith Temple-Smith (Eds.), Sexual Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach, (pp. 198-217). Melbourne, Australia: IP Communications.
- Magnusson, R., Patterson, D. (2014). The role of law and governance reform in the global response to non-communicable diseases. Globalization and Health, 10(44), 1-18. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2014). The role of the law in promoting sexual health in Australia. In Meredith Temple-Smith (Eds.), Sexual Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach, (pp. 380-407). Melbourne, Australia: IP Communications.
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2013
- Reeve, B., Magnusson, R. (2013). 'Legislative scaffolding': a new approach to prevention. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37(5), 494-496. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R., Currow, D. (2013). Could a scheme for licensing smokers work in Australia? Medical Journal of Australia, 199(3), 181-184. [More Information]
- Bonita, R., Magnusson, R., Bovet, P., Zhao, D., Malta, D., Geneau, R., Suh, I., Thankappan, K., McKee, M., Hospedales, J., et al (2013). Country actions to meet UN commitments on non-communicable diseases: a stepwise approach. The Lancet, 381(9866), 575-584. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R., Reeve, B. (2013). Regulation and the prevention agenda: Laws should scaffold food and alcohol industry self-regulation to improve unhealthy environments and prevent disease. Medical Journal of Australia, 199(2), 89-89. [More Information]
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2012
- Baur, L., Twigg, S., Magnusson, R. (2012). A Modern Epidemic: Expert Perspectives on Obesity and Diabetes. Sydney, Australia: Sydney University Press.
- Magnusson, R. (2012). How law and regulation can add value to prevention strategies for obesity and diabetes. In Louise A. Baur, Stephen M. Twigg, Roger S.Magnusson (Eds.), A Modern Epidemic: Expert Perspectives on Obesity and Diabetes, (pp. 207-244). Sydney, Australia: Sydney University Press. [More Information]
2011
- Magnusson, R., Gostin, L., Studdert, D. (2011). Can law improve prevention and treatment of cancer? Public Health, 125(12), 813-820. [More Information]
- Beaglehole, R., Bonita, R., Magnusson, R. (2011). Global Cancer Prevention: An Important Pathway to Global Health and Development. Public Health, 125(12), 821-831. [More Information]
- Beaglehole, R., Bonita, R., Horton, R., Adams, C., Alleyne, G., Asaria, P., Baugh, V., Bekedam, H., Billo, N., Casswell, S., Colagiuri, R., Colagiuri, S., Leeder, S., Magnusson, R., et al (2011). Priority actions for the non-communicable disease crisis. The Lancet, 377(9775), 1438-1447. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R., Patterson, D. (2011). Role of law in global response to non-communicable diseases. The Lancet, 378(9794), 859-860. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2011). Using a Legal and Regulatory Framework to Identify and Evaluate Priorities for Cancer Prevention. Public Health, 125(12), 854-875. [More Information]
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2010
- Magnusson, R. (2010). Global Health Governance and the Challenge of Chronic, Non-Communicable Disease. Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, 38(3), 490-507. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2010). International Expert Consultation on the Development of a Public Health Law Manual, (pp. 5 - 23). Cario, Egypt: World Health Organization.
- Magnusson, R. (2010). Obesity Prevention and Personal Responsibility: The Case of Front-of-Pack Food Labelling in Australia. BMC Public Health, 10(662), 1-16. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2010). Review of the Human Pituitary Trust Account.
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2009
- Magnusson, R. (2009). Book Review, "Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint, 2nd ed.", University of California Press, Berkeley, 2008. Medical Law Review, 17, 477-501.
- Magnusson, R. (2009). Can NGOs and INGOs be Public Health Policy Entrepreneurs? Diabetes Voice, 54(3), 34-37.
- Bennett, B., Gostin, L., Magnusson, R., Martin, R. (2009). Health Governance: Law, Regulation and Policy. Public Health, 123(3), 207-212. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2009). International Expert Consultation On Public Health Law, (pp. 4 - 17). Rome, Italy: World Health Organization.
- Magnusson, R. (2009). Personal Responsibility, Obesity Prevention, and Front-of-Pack Food Labelling. Public Health Bulletin South Australia, 6(3), 12-18.
- Magnusson, R. (2009). Rethinking Global Health Challenges: Towards a ''Global Compact'' for Reducing the Burden of Chronic Disease. Public Health, 123(3), 265-274. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2009). The Traditional Account of Ethics and Law at the End of Life - and Its Discontents. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 6(3), 307-324. [More Information]
- Alexander, S., Baur, L., Magnusson, R., Tobin, B. (2009). When Does Severe Childhood Obesity Become a Child Protection Issue? Medical Journal of Australia, 190(3), 136-139. [More Information]
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2008
- Magnusson, R. (2008). Book Review - A Good Death: An Argument for Voluntary Euthanasia by Rodney Syme, Melbourne University Publishing: Melbourne (2008). Weekend Australian.
- Magnusson, R. (2008). Conceptualising Policy Options for Obesity Prevention - Response to "Counteracting Obesity: Developing a Policy Framework to Guide Action". International Journal of Public Health, 53, 317-319.
- Magnusson, R. (2008). Developing a Global Framework to Address Non-Communicable Diseases. Diabetes Voice, 53, 9-12.
- Magnusson, R. (2008). Obesity: Should There Be a Law Against It? Introduction to a Symposium. Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, 5(9), 1-3. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R., Colagiuri, R. (2008). The law and chronic disease prevention: possibilities and politics. Medical Journal of Australia, 188(2), 104-105. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2008). What's law got to do with it part 1: A framework for obesity prevention. Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, 5(10), 1-12. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2008). What's law got to do with it Part 2: Legal strategies for healthier nutrition and obesity prevention. Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, 5(11), 1-17. [More Information]
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2007
- Magnusson, R. (2007). Legal Issues in Teamwork: Liability within Medical Teams and Hierarchies in NSW. Precedent, 79, 10-17.
- Magnusson, R. (2007). Mapping the Scope and Opportunities for Public Health Law in Liberal Democracies. Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, 35(4), 571-587. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2007). Non-communicable Diseases and Global Health Governance: Enhancing Global Processes to Improve Health Development. Globalization and Health, 3(2), 1-16. [More Information]
2006
- Magnusson, R. (2006). Law, Religion and Biomedicine: Consensus or Conflict? Macquarie Law Symposium, 1(May 2006), 59-66.
- Magnusson, R. (2006). Mad Cows and Prions: Legal, Ethical and Operational Challenges in Responding to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and Variant CJD. In Ian Freckelton and Kerry Peterson (Eds.), Disputes and Dilemmas in Health Law, (pp. 134-164). Sydney, Australia: The Federation Press.
- Magnusson, R. (2006). The Devil's Choice: Re-thinking Law, Ethics, and Symptom Relief in Palliative Care. Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, 34(3), 559-569. [More Information]
2005
- Magnusson, R. (2005). Promoting Sexual Health: the Role of Law. In Meredith Temple-Smith & Sandra Gifford (Eds.), Sexual Health: An Australian Perspective, (pp. 286-316). Melbourne: IP Communications.
2004
- Magnusson, R. (2004). "Underground Euthanasia" and the Harm Minimization Debate. Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, 32(3), 486-495. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2004). Euthanasia: Above Ground, Below Ground. Journal of Medical Ethics, 30(5), 441-446. [More Information]
- Magnusson, R. (2004). The 'Euthanasia Underground' And Its Implications For The Harm Minimisation Debate: An Australian Perspective. In Andrew Fagan (Eds.), Making Sense of Death and Dying, (pp. 175-195). Amsterdam: Rodopi.
- Magnusson, R. (2004). The Changing Legal And Conceptual Shape Of Health Care Privacy. American Journal of Law and Medicine, 32(4), 680-691. [More Information]
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2003
- Magnusson, R. (2003). A Short History of the Next Thirty Years: Genetic testing, clinical care and personal choices. UNSW Law Journal, 26(3), 743-754.
- Magnusson, R. (2003). Assisted Suicide, Suffering and the Meaning of a Life: Commentary. In Kerridge, Jordens, Sayers (Eds.), A Miles Little Reader - Restoring humane values to medicine, (pp. 71-74). Sydney: Desert Pea Press.
- Magnusson, R. (2003). Book Review. Hillyard, D & Dombrink, J: Dying Right: The Death with Dignity Movement. Medical Law Review, 11(3), 408-412.
- Magnusson, R. (2003). Commentary on: "Euthanasia and the meaning of life" by Miles Little. In Kerridge, Jordens, Sayers (Eds.), A Miles Little Reader - Restoring humane values to medicine, (pp. 71-74). Sydney: Desert Pea Press.
- Magnusson, R. (2003). HIV in Pregnancy: Commentary on legal issues. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 39(1).
- Magnusson, R. (2003), Moralist Church views reinforce the need to protect secular society's rights.
- Magnusson, R. (2003). The researcher as criminal: The case of Russel Ogden. Monash Bioethics Review, 22(2), 27-33.
- Magnusson, R. (2003). Will the law override a mother's choices for the sake of her foetus? Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 39.
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2002
- Magnusson, R. (2002). Angels of Death: Exploring the Euthanasia Underground. Australia: Melbourne University Press.
- Magnusson, R. (2002). Data Linkage, Health Research and Privacy: Regulating Data Flows in Australia's Health Information System. Sydney Law Review, 24(1), 5-55.
- Clarke, C., Magnusson, R. (2002). Data Registers in Respiratory Medicine: A Pilot Project Evaluating Compliance with Privacy Laws and the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Research Involving Humans. Journal of Law and Medicine, 10(1), 69-83.
- Magnusson, R. (2002), Euthanasia is happening, legal or not.
- Magnusson, R. (2002). Issue That Won't Die. The Courier-Mail.
- Magnusson, R. (2002). Regulating genetic privacy in the online health information era. Health Information Management Journal, (July), 1-18. [More Information]
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2001
- Magnusson, R. (2001). Book review - "Human rights and Biomedicine" G.P.Smith II. Sydney Law Review, 23, 630-635.
- Magnusson, R. (2001). Book review - "Media Law: Commentary and Materials", S Walker. Torts Law Journal, 9, 223-227.
- Magnusson, R. (2001). Challenges and Dilemmas in the 'Aging & Euthanasia' Policy Cocktail. In D.Weisstub, D.Thomasma, S.Gauthier, G. Tomossy (Eds.), Aging: End-of-Millenium reflections in a changing world - III Decisions at the End of Life, (pp. 107-137). Dordrecht: Sage Publications.
- Magnusson, R. (2001). Freedom of Speech in Australian Defamation Law: Ridicule, Satire and Other Challenges. Torts Law Journal, 9(3), 269-297.
- Magnusson, R. (2001). Regulating Genetic Privacy in the On-line Health Information Era. Regulating the New Frontiers: Legal Issues in Biotechnology Symposium (2001), Hobart, Tasmania: University of Tasmania - Centre for Law and Genetics.
- Bennett, B., Magnusson, R. (2001). Sydney Law Review. Sydney Law Review, 23.
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2000
- Magnusson, R. (2000). The Use of Human Tissue Samples in Medical Research: Legal Issues for Human Research Ethics Committees. Journal of Law and Medicine, 7(4), 390-403.
1998
- Allars, M., Carney, T., Magnusson, R., McMahon, K., Opeskin, B. (1998). Reform of Public Health in New South Wales.
Selected Grants
2019
- Strengthening food systems governance at the local level, Reeve B, Charlton K, Magnusson R, Rose N, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)
2013
- PLANET Sydney - the PhysicaL Activity NETwork Sydney University, Bauman A, Kay J, Sherrington C, Rissel C, Greaves S, Mulley C, Gill T, Davis G, Refshauge K, Fiatarone Singh M, Hardy L, Baur L, Allman-Farinelli M, Clemson L, Magnusson R, Kilbreath S, Neubeck A, Dhillon H, Chau J, Johnson N, DVC Research/Research Network Scheme (SyReNS)
- NETWORK FOR ORGANS, BODIES AND TISSUES (NBOT), Stewart C, Anderson W, Cashman P, Cooper M, Griffiths P, Hooker L, Jordens C, Kerridge I, Lupton D, Magnusson R, Michael M, Pols H, Race K, Salkeld G, Savell K, Scott Bray R, Shewan L, Waldby C, DVC Research/Research Network Scheme (SyReNS)
2012
- Public health law manual, Magnusson R, International Development Law Organisation/Research Support
2011
- Evidence-informed legal strategies for preventing cancer, heart disease and diabetes: what can Australia learn from the United States, Magnusson R, Gostin L, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)
2005
- Lifestyle Wars: Laws role in responding to the challenges of non-communicable diseases, Magnusson R, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)
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