Mars, no really; again

[Seamus Fermanagh]

This might be something that really doesn't count now, but if we get serious about space exploration it has to be addressed.
What exactly is the legal framework?
I could see much of the outline being hammered out at the UN but enforcement and jurisdiction might get tricky.
The Wild West with an unlimited expanding frontier?

https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...r-martian-law/

When there is an accessible frontier again, you will see pioneers and pirates, people who cast of their old persona for a new dream, and people who seek an empire in the power vacuum.

It will be a lively time.