The Pros And Cons Of Creating A Mars Colony

Creating a Mars colony by the private organization from the perspective of the Space law
In 1957 USSR launched its first satellite “Sputnik 1” which was moving around the Earth, that triggered the great development of the space industry and the Space law. It was agreed that the state’s territory must be limited to some extent in the height. Before, it was considered that everything what was on the territory of the state, regardless of its position in the space falls under the state’s jurisdiction. That kind of boundaries limited the area artificial object could move, as it had to ask all the time for the permission to cross the boundary.
After the Space Race started it was clear that there should be some limitations in order to promote peaceful usage of Space. United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space(COPUOS) was set up in 1959, it’s responsible for the adopted measures in regulating outer space activity. Most of the adopted measures were established in order

The “colony” will be totally politically dependent. This Article makes declaring an independence of the colony almost impossible. Article VIII expands the jurisdiction over any spacecraft launched to Mars, facilities created on Mars and the “colonists”, which means they will be a subject of the “mother country”.
After being authorized by the state and reaching the final destination, it must be made clear whose laws are gonna be applied on the Mars. We can expect that on the Mars, the jurisdiction aspect will be working in the same way as on the International Space Station, as the ISS is a permanently inhabited object in the Outer Space with a multinational crew. It was agreed, that the state which has registered the module will maintain its jurisdiction over that module. Although if a person commits a crime, the state of the person’s registry will execute