oikeustieteellinen

Oikeustieteellinen is a Finnish adjective meaning legal or juridical and relating to oikeustiede, the science or study of law. The term is formed from oikeus (law, rights) and tiede (science) with the suffix -ellinen, indicating relation to a field of study.

In Finnish use, oikeustieteellinen is most common in academic and professional contexts to describe things connected with legal scholarship: oikeustieteellinen tutkimus (legal research), oikeustieteellinen koulutus (legal studies education), or oikeustieteellinen tiedekunta (Faculty of Law). The concept encompasses various branches of law, such as constitutional, criminal, civil, and administrative law, as well as legal theory and comparative law. It emphasizes a scientific or analytical approach to law rather than practical work in courts or legislation.

As a descriptor, oikeustieteellinen is distinguished from more everyday terms for law. It carries a specialized nuance that signals scholarly, theoretical, or methodological aspects of legal studies rather than mere normative or procedural aspects of the legal system. In translations, it is often rendered as "legal" or "juridical," with the nuance of relating to legal science or the academic study of law.