Article 47 of Protocol I Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 contains a definition of a mercenary intended to deny the mercenary the rights of a combatant or of a prisoner of war.
38. 1949年《日内瓦四公约第一附加议定书》第47条载有一项意在剥夺雇佣军战斗员的权利或战俘权利的雇佣军的定义。