Roger Stelander Magnussen

Roger Stelander Magnussen is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, and is also affiliated with the Department of Accounting and Law at the University of Stavanger. His expertise lies in property law, land registration law, and legal methodology.

Research Interests:

• Property law and land registration
• Legal commentary and statutory interpretation
• Canon law and legal education
• Procedural extinction and civil remedies
• Digital assets and property rights

His recent work includes extensive legal commentaries on the Norwegian Land Registration Act, contributions to celebratory anthologies for senior jurists, and explorations of procedural extinction in property law. He has also examined the intersection of property law with digital assets and the evolution of canon law literature in Norway.

Publications: Magnussen has produced a steady stream of legal commentaries and scholarly articles from 2022 to 2025, with a clear focus on updating and interpreting key provisions of the Land Registration Act. His work reflects a deep engagement with both doctrinal analysis and practical legal application.

Doctoral Work: In 2015, he completed his doctoral dissertation titled Ulovfestede ekstinktive godtroerverv (Unlawful extinction good faith acquisitions) at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, establishing his foundational expertise in property law theory.

Affiliations: He is active at both the University of Bergen (Faculty of Law) and the University of Stavanger (Department of Accounting and Law), indicating a dual institutional role that spans teaching, research, and legal commentary.