Senior Rohan Goyal was recently awarded with a High Commendation in the John Locke Institute’s Global Essay Prize contest. Goyal’s essay, submitted in the Law category, pondered what would happen if lawmakers accepted the philosophical position that the universe is deterministic. In it, Goyal considers philosophy’s effects on law and how the criminal justice system is influenced by beliefs about free will.

Tens of thousands of entries were submitted for this year’s contest, arriving from students in more than 150 countries. Essays are judged by academics hailing from universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Princeton and Stanford.