Re-election may be defined as a possibility to be elected, after already having served one term in office. There is a relation between re-election and the human right to stand for election, understood as a part of the right to political participation. However, this raises the question whether re-election is also a human or fundamental right or merely a specific aspect of the functioning of the institution concerned. Term-limit clauses for presidents are found in constitution chapters referring to the institution of the presidency, not in the bills of rights. It is therefore important to mention that a constitution comprises not only rights, but also provisions on the functioning of democratic institutions. There are principles, institutions, mandates as well. The “constitution of the rights” is an essential part of a constitution in the constitutional tradition, but also the “constitution of the powers” or structure of government (Article 16 of the French Declaration of the Rights of man and citizen, or Virginia Declaration of Rights). Rights do not represent the whole content of the constitution.