Her admission to a cadre of more than 800 senior legal practitioners from all corners of the globe was confirmed last week, and her profile and biographical details will be added to the ICC online database this month.
Ms Bolabiu, a Suva based former prosecutor, accepted an offer to be an addition to the ICC list of duty counsels.
"I was excited," she said Bolabiu of the news of her admission. "I just thought 'what a boost for the Pacific. What a boost for women lawyers, and yes, because I'm a product of the University of the South Pacific."