 Most notably, the Constitution of the Courts ( or ) of June 1849
and the Penal Procedure Code ( or ) of January 1850 implemented an empire-wide hierarchy of trial and appellate courts that is virtually identical to the system in existence now.A statute enacted in August 1850 established the panel system and otherwise detailed Supreme Court organization and procedure.Effective 1852, Franz Joseph rescinded the March Constitution, attempting to reestablish himself as an absolute monarch.