France has circulated a draft Security Council resolution that would "refer the situation in Syria since March 2011" to the International Criminal Court for investigation of possible crimes against humanity and war crimes, "noting the violations by all parties".
The discussions on the draft resolution are "expected this week and France is pressing for a vote next week."
Observers expect Russia to veto the resolution, since protecting Assad, and the Russia-Iran-Syria alliance is Putin's top "human rights" priority.
The draft also "notes" reports of the UN Human Rights Council's Commission of Inquiry, created back in August of 2011 in response to the atrocities in Syria. The Commission has established a list of individuals and entities which contains names of persons criminally responsible for hostage-taking, torture and executions; names of the heads of intelligence branches and detention facilities where torture occurs; names of military commanders who targeted civilians; airports from where barrel bomb attacks are planned and executed; and armed groups involved in attacking and displacing civilians.
The UN has, however, refused to make the 'perpetrators list' public.