Nitai Ginio is an attorney specializing in international law. Nitai was awarded the Fulbright fellowship to pursue an LL.M. degree in the international legal studies program at New York University School of Law. His academic and professional interests include international dispute settlement, the relationship between international and domestic law, and the role of international law in addressing property disputes arising in post-conflict settings.

Prior to receiving the fellowship, Nitai worked at the Office of the Deputy Attorney General for International Law within Israel’s Ministry of Justice. In that capacity, he advised government entities on matters at the intersection of international and domestic law, including international legal proceedings, public international law, international criminal law and human rights law. For the past two years, Nitai served as a member of Israel’s legal team in the South Africa v. Israel case before the International Court of Justice, working on written pleadings submitted to the Court and joining Israel’s delegation to oral hearings held at the Peace Palace in The Hague.

Nitai earned his LL.B. (magna cum laude) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2021. During his studies, he completed an exchange program at the Center for Transnational Legal Studies in London, co-hosted by Georgetown University. He also served as a teaching assistant in public international law for Professor Yael Ronen at the Academic Center for Law and Science.