IRAC

• It is the formal way of solving case problem for the lawyer.

• IRAC represents the;
• I- identifying the issue
• R- describing the rule
• A- analyzing the fact with the rule
• C-conclusion
• Issue
• Issue is the question which you should address. A given problem may
have more than one issues. You should put the issue shortly and
clearly.
• You can put the issue based on the below example
• The issue is whether their is marriage between the man and women?
• Who should guardian o the children?
• Is there any personal property?
• Who is the owner of the property?
• Is there a contract between the parties?
• RULES
• it is the discussion of the legal provisions which can define and govern
the issues you already identified. these is not only writing the
provision of the law and even putting the legal provision directly is not
advisable(if you put the provision directly, put it in quotation) rather it
is better to put the provision in your own word and you have to put
the adequate significance of the provision with the problem.
• Analysis of Facts
• This part is discussing or explaining how the issue is going to be solved
based on the provision of the law we provide under the rule. the
analyze should also defend as well as undermine the another idea or
analyze by providing the reason why the antagonistic or opposite idea
legally unacceptable (should not acceptable) and your idea is more
legal and acceptable.
• Conclusion
• It is to show you are going to summarize your discussion. What you
should conclude is only what you already discussed and you shouldn't
add new idea that you don’t discuss.
• Most of the time conclusion starts with;
• Therefore,
• Generally,
• To conclude,
• As/to summarize and etc.
 CREAC
• It is an alternative formula for IRAC.
• It is to mean;
• C- conclusion
• R- rules
• E- elaboration(more or less analyze in IRAC)
• A- application( it is an application of the rule you provided in the fact)
• C- conclusion( restating in other words)
• CREAC is mostly used in the validity question whether the problem
have legal provision or answered based on general principle.