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Practice Relating to Rule 142. Instruction in International Humanitarian Law within Armed Forces
Section A. General
III. Military Manuals
Italy’s LOAC Elementary Rules Manual (1991) states: “Law of war training has to be integrated into normal military activity.” 
Italy, Regole elementari di diritto di guerra, SMD-G-012, Stato Maggiore della Difesa, I Reparto, Ufficio Addestramento e Regolamenti, Rome, 1991, § 22.
VI. Other National Practice
In 1997, in its final report on the events in Somalia, the Italian Government Commission of Inquiry emphasized the need for special training in IHL and human rights law for the forces participating in peacekeeping operations. 
Italy, Government Commission of Inquiry, Final Report on the Events in Somalia, 8 August 1997, pp. 44–45.
In 2006, in a follow-up response to the Concluding Observations of the Human Rights Committee, Italy reported:
The Italian Red Cross is in charge, by law, with the dissemination of information on international humanitarian law and awareness campaigns addressing Armed Forces and relevant organizations. 
Italy, Comments by the Government of Italy on the Concluding Observations of the Human Rights Committee, 31 October 2006, UN Doc. CCPR/C/ITA/CO/5/Add.1, 19 February 2007, p. 9.