UN General Assembly
1971

30. However, in spite of everything, the world continues to hope that our Organization will not tolerate this anarchy created by the acts of a Member State and that it will, at however late a stage, eventually hasten to discharge its main responsibility which is the source of a J its other responsibilities that of ensuring respect for the rule of law and for the purposes and principles of our Charter. That is the frank and direct path towards international peace and security. The others, which are uncertain and tortuous, can lead only to the wrecking of that international order which cannot exist outside the rule of law.