This article devoted to the realization of the universal jurisdiction towards former heads of states and governments, is focused on four possible alternative modes of implementation of criminal proceedings: (1) surrender of an accused to a national or international court by a non-nationality state within jurisdiction of which the accused was detained; (2) surrender of an accused to an international court by a nationality state; (3) arrest and surrender of an accused to a national court by international forces, engaged in enforcing of UN Security Council Resolution; (4) arrest and surrender of an accused to an international court by international forces, engaged in implementation of UN Security Council Resolution. Article considers the prospective of trial of Bashar Al-Assad by International Criminal Court