IRAC Critical Essay

Topics:	Common Law
Essay type:	Critical
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IRAC stands for Issue, Rule, Analysis, and Conclusion. Its main function is for legal analysis. At the first legal question is expressed, after that applicable law is given and then they analyze the fact and a conclusion is made.

In the IRAC method, there is a simple legal question that must be answered and it is also known as an issue. To spot an issue we need to be able to identify the facts that raised the issue. Law is very complex so adding one fact might change the entire scenario of the issue and there might be different laws for that. So With the IRAC method, we should be able to spot the issue.

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After spotting the issue, you should articulate the rule. Analysis of the facts will not make any effect if you don’t have identified the rule which decides the legal meaning that regards something to the facts because rules and facts are linked with each other. We should write enough laws about the issue by which it will be easier to analyze the facts that have been provided.

After spotting the issue and articulating the law we need to compare them to form an application or analysis. For a fact, we need to look at whether the facts help to prove the rule or not. If a rule needs certain circumstances for the rule to be applied and if the circumstance is not applicable then it helps you to conclude that the rule doesn’t apply. So analysis is a simple and important method in IRAC.

After analyzing the issue and rule we conclude. The conclusion is a process where final calls are given out on the preceding case and it is reanalyzed by the judges. Conclusions are simply yes or no to the issue and rules. The conclusion should always be a potential result. This section of the IRAC states the issue and provides the final answer. We only can conclude if there is strong evidence or rule provided and there will be a logical conclusion.

IRAC is used for legal writing and complex legal analysis. It helps to reduce legal reasoning in a complex issue. So from the IRAC method, we can learn that we need to identify the issue based on patterns and find the suitable law that is relevant to the issue and by which we can make the statement of the rules. We should be able to explain how rules should be used and then after we need to analyze the fact and after that, we need to conclude how every issue that was pointed out can be resolved. It is a method of writing for answering complicated legal questions.

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