Peru
Practice Relating to Rule 108. Mercenaries
Section A. Definition of mercenaries
Peru’s IHL Manual (2004) defines the term “mercenary” as: “Any person who voluntarily enrols in the combatant armed forces of a belligerent State of which he is not a national, motivated by the desire for private gain.”
Peru’s IHL and Human Rights Manual (2010) defines “mercenary” in its Glossary of Terms as: “Any person who voluntarily enrols in the combatant armed forces of a belligerent State of which he is not a national, motivated by the desire for private gain.”