ABSTRACT
This chapter informs officials of how to negotiate for the protection of detainees by taking advantage of international laws and religious laws, in ways most likely to sway the other side. International laws apply to any type of detainer. It informs officials of how to negotiate with Jihadi extremists in particular using Islamic laws, standards of ethics prescribed by scholars of Islamic studies, and even standards articulated by violent Jihadis. The chapter reviews the arguments on whether one should exchange prisoners with terrorists. It advices on how to understand and manipulate international and religious protections of prisoners. The chapter focuses on the additional issue of precedents for the exchange of detainees. It discourages officials from considering a prisoner swap. It defines low-value hostages as anyone who is not a politician, ambassador, government agent, relative, or co-national of the targeted group. The chapter discusses the specifications concerning the rights of prisoners of war according to the convention.
