This treatise examines the UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law) Draft Guide on Secured Transactions, which is designed to promote increased access to low-cost credit by encouraging the introduction of effective and efficient domestic-secured transactions laws around the world. The book offers analysis of secured transactions law in over 30 commercial jurisdictions and leading practitioners from major law firms in North and South America, Europe, and Asia provide insightful, practical commentary on their respective countries security interests, comparing them with the provisions of UNCITRAL legislative guidelines and providing status review of implementation in their respective countries.