https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/elon-musk-spacex-mars-laws-starlink-b1396023.html
We have reached the moment in human history where we have to consider such things. Will space colonies be autonomous and sovereign? Especially if established not by Earth nation governments?
"SpaceX will not recognise international law on Mars, according to the Terms of Service of its Starlink internet project. Elon Musk's space company will instead reportedly adhere to a set of “self-governing principles" that will be defined at the time of Martian settlement."